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The Evolution of Modern Humans in Africa: A Comprehensive Guide

The Evolution of Modern Humans in Africa: A Comprehensive Guide

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Series: African Archaeology

ArchaeologyEvolution

ISBN10: 0759101191
ISBN13: 9780759101197
Publisher: Altamira Press
Published: Nov 1 2006
Pages: 462
Weight: 1.60
Height: 1.11 Width: 8.64 Depth: 6.10
Language: English
Pamela Willoughby provides a wide-ranging synthesis of current knowledge about the evolution of fully modern humans in Africa during the Middle Palaeolithic / Middle Stone Age. According to most scholars, our modern ancestors first emerged in Africa and then spread throughout the habitable world. Willoughby brings evidence from mitochondrial DNA, ancient fossils, and archaeological remains (including her own research in Tanzania) to bear on questions regarding the place of human species in nature, the specific origins of Homo Sapiens, and the dispersal of these modern humans throughout Africa and around the globe. She confronts straightforwardly the problems of dating the earliest modern humans, and she discusses the various alternative models of modern human origins, which will be debated for years to come. The Evolution of Modern Humans in Africa is a compelling, thought-provoking book for both students and scholars.

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